Events
Metro Conservation Network members regularly gather to share our knowledge and build relationships. We host two all-network meetings each year covering topics relevant to natural resources in the Metro area.
In addition, we also ask member organizations to host field tours throughout the spring, summer, and fall to share our project sites with one another and discuss plans, protections, shortcomings, and victories that can help others to achieve greater success in their own projects.
Winter 2026 All-Network Meeting
Early Careers and Career Development in Natural Resources
July 30, 2025, 9 AM – 12 PM
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bloomington Education and Visitor Center
3815 American Blvd East, Bloomington, MN 55425
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MCNet Field Tours are typically two to three hour events hosted by member organizations. For the full details about these tours and to sign up to host your own, use the link in the button below.
Upcoming Field Tours
Upper Harbor Terminal Habitat Restoration Tour
8/7/2025, 10 AM – Noon
Upper Harbor Terminal, Minneapolis
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Join Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to learn about habitat restoration, monitoring, and O&M (shoreline, bank and upland) integrated with surface stormwater (ephemeral stream, reuse systems) at one of the largest and most impactful developments on the Mississippi River in the Metro in years.
Dean Lakes Open Space – Restoration, Enhancement, and More Than 20 Years of Management
9/11/2025, 9 AM – Noon
Dean Lakes, Shakopee
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Participants will learn about the planning, design, restoration, and management of oak woodlands, dry prairies, and and stormwater wetlands in the open space of this mixed use development. Many stories and lessons learned will be shared as we walk the site’s trails.
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